Yes, creating common terminology is important, and the fact that we're still doing it for basic things simply shows that this field is still in its infancy. As

Yes, creating common terminology is important, and the fact that we're still doing it for basic things simply shows that this field is still in its infancy. As we all know, naming things is hard, and in many cases it was less than fortunate. E.g. I'm really excited by the concepts of "event sourcing" and "CQRS", but think that those names are quite unfortunate choices. On the other hand we have "singleton", which might not be to everyone's liking as a concept, but I think we can all agree that the name is quite clear and descriptive (that said, I've always been sorry that we didn't go for the alternative choice, "highlander").